Posted 5/26/16

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Forterra Saves the Farm

Art by Dale Hom
Story by Forterra

How Forterra made some farmers really happy—and ended up completing the largest farmland preservation project in Pierce County’s history… told through a comic.

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Forterra Saves the Farm Comic pg 1

Art by Dale Holm

Art by Dale Hom

To read more about the Matlock brothers and the Sidhu family, go here.

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